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#DEE8B3 closest to Mellow Mint

#DEE8B3 is a very light, muted green; the closest named color is Mellow Mint. In the RGB color model it is made of 87.1% red, 91.0% green and 70.2% blue (rgb(222, 232, 179)). Its HSL value is 71° hue, 54% saturation and 81% lightness, and in CMYK it is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 23% yellow and 9% black. #DEE8B3 is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 16.30:1.

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Variations of #DEE8B3

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#DEE8B3 color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#DEE8B3 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #DEE8B3 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 95% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #EFE3B5
  • Protanopia 95% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #F0E2B0
  • Protanomaly 96% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #EBE4B1
  • Deuteranopia 95% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #EFE3B5
  • Deuteranomaly 96% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #EAE5B4
  • Tritanopia 88% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #E4E2DA
  • Tritanomaly 95% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #E0E6C6
  • Achromatopsia 86% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #E3E3E3
  • Achromatomaly 89% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #E1E4D8

#DEE8B3 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.29:1 Very poor#DEE8B3 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
16.30:1 Super#DEE8B3 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#DEE8B3 in CSS

/* Mellow Mint */
.color { color: #DEE8B3; }
.background { background-color: #DEE8B3; }
.border { border: 1px solid #DEE8B3; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(222 232 179);
color: hsl(71 54% 81%);
color: oklch(0.910 0.070 116.5);

#DEE8B3 FAQ

What color is #DEE8B3?

#DEE8B3 is a very light, muted green. Its closest named color is Mellow Mint. It belongs to the green color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #DEE8B3?

#DEE8B3 is rgb(222, 232, 179) in RGB, hsl(71, 54%, 81%) in HSL and cmyk(4%, 0%, 23%, 9%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #DEE8B3?

The complementary color of #DEE8B3 is #BDB3E8, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #DEE8B3?

Black text has the best contrast on #DEE8B3: 16.30:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #DEE8B3 a warm or cool color?

#DEE8B3 is a cool color.